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photography and obsession

12 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Shadows from Light
Shadows from Light
1983 · Stephen Dwoskin
That Most Important Thing: Love
That Most Important Thing: Love
1975 · Andrzej Żuławski
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
1933 · Fritz Lang
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Great Expectations
Great Expectations
1946 · David Lean
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Memento
Memento
2000 · Christopher Nolan
Senso
Senso
1954 · Luchino Visconti
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Black Swan
Black Swan
2010 · Darren Aronofsky
The Killer
The Killer
2023 · David Fincher
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
2009 · Werner Herzog
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Alfred Hitchcock → United Kingdom

His films obsessively explore voyeurism and psychological fixation, particularly in Rear Window and Vertigo where photography and obsessive observation drive the narrative.

Michelangelo Antonioni → Italy

Blow-Up directly examines a photographer's obsessive investigation of a mysterious image, merging photography with existential obsession and uncertainty.

David Fincher → United States

His meticulous visual style and narratives frequently feature characters obsessively documenting or analyzing images, as seen in Zodiac and The Social Network.

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